Chennai Court July 1964 Judgments

T.M. Abdul Rahim and Co. Vs. Ahmed Basha

Court: Chennai

Reported in: AIR1965Mad250

(1) This Letters Patent Appeal is preferred by the plaintiff's against the judgment of Ganapatia Pillai, J., confirming the dismissal their suit for an injunction restraining the defendant and his agents from selling beedies under the name 'Maharani Beedi' or under any name which is a close and colourable imitation of the plaintiffs' trade mark 'Maharaja Beedi' and from using wrappers, labels and ring labels, in colourable imitation of those of the plaintiffs and from passing of his beedies as those of the plaintiffs, for directing the defendants to deliver to the plaintiffs all the printing blocks used by him for printing his wrappers and labels and ring labels and to deliver to the plaintiffs all the unused wrappers and labels of the Maharani beedies and for recovery of damages of Rs. 1,000 and costs.(2) The plaintiffs are manufacturing and selling beedies under the name of Maharaja beedies for the past 30 years. In e plaint, they state that their Maharaja beedies have acquired a wid...